Looking for a swap...

As many of you know I'm a quilter, but I haven't done much lately due to a very, very hectic life. Well life is about to calm down...

This MAMA is done with school!!

YIPPEE, HOORAY, FIREWORKS,
and of course
PARTY!!!

So because I feel I will have some additional time I would love to do a swap.

Any suggestions???

It's been awhile...

So I'm a slacker... but with school, work and summer vacation,

I don't have much time to sit and post. So this will be a catch up

WARNING - there will be a few pictures along the way.



We started our summer with a soccer tournament in Boulder, CO
We were blessed to stay with a friend in Longmont, CO


KV worked with me at the Family History Library.
She is an amazing woman and I miss her EVERYDAY!

I made a quilt for her

and her daughter who is expecting anyday now

We also went geocaching...

Yes we did soccer too.

The team took second place - GO PATRIOTS...

M1 turned 5

(yes he is five and ready for school - but I don't think his mom is...)

Who gets 2 parties. Thanks KV & Zack and Karen!!

Then came JULY...

We had to do the Lewiston party of course,

We played at Bear Lake - no pictures

Hubby ran his first 10K with his brothers: time 59:??

(He's the one in the middle)

The oldest has been gone for almost 2 weeks -

1 week with friends at Lake Powell

1 week at scout camp...

And at the end of this month - we are exhausted

BUT - summer isn't over yet...

One more trip on the horizon

YELLOWSTONE...

Oh yea - and mom is finally graudating at the end of July

She will have her BS in Business

(although she has been able to BS with the best of them for a while now)

I have to brag...

I have to take a minute and brag about a very AMAZING lady in my life.

MY MOTHER IN LAW

She has raised 5 amazing boys - the oldest which is my husband.
And somehow amongst all the crazines she was still able
to fit in time for herself QUILTING.

(Although I secretly think this became her Valium...)

I went to a quilt retreat several weeks ago
where she was the trunk show.
I thought I had lost these pictures as they were taken with my phone
BUT I just found them.

She has created some amazing quilts.
She has also promised to document them
- - - I sure hope she does, because her boys don't know her stories - - -

I am amazed at her ability.
Here are the pics

My husband left the iron on this cross stitch
She actually let him live
Boy am I GLAD!!
Not only is she an amazing quilter

but she is a wonderful mother in law,

grounded in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

LOVE YOU!!

I'm in TROUBLE!

I know I will be in trouble, but I'm hoping that if I post it first then my mother and mother in law won't be as upset the next time they see my youngest child.

Of course my mother will see him tomorrow - probably before she sees this post...

My youngest was born with hair like his fathers...
Beautiful CURLS..

Any woman would be jealous.

I know that I am. I would kill for some body to my hair.
Instead two of my children were blest with this.

So I guess I better show the

BEFORE...

AFTER...

If you don't see me, that is because I have now gone into hiding.

I know that once the curls grow back I will be safe...

LOVE YA MOM's!!

Just some fun PHOTOS...

Due to life I have been slacking at blogging.

So in hopes that I catch up one day...

Find my sanity somewhere...

Quit remodeling the house

(Pictures to follow)

And focus on some special children in my life

Here are some of my favorite pictures of them...